On 6/27/07, Robert Thompson <the_drbobo at earthlink.net> wrote: > Many times (not always) when I click on a URL in an email, the cursor > (rotating arrow) lasts for 5-10 seconds, then nada. If I exit email to > the desktop,nether the tool-bar icon, nor the > Applications->Internet->Firefox Web Browser route will get me unto the > web although the cursor shows a rotating arrow for a few seconds. Some > other task may be executing as the hard disk is working away. Yet,I can > get into Email without waiting (higher priority interrupt?). > > 1. Shouldn't there be a way of re-assigning priorities to the interrupts? > > 2. If my request has to wait, why should it be dropped completely making > me re-enter the request every 5 seconds? Have you tried running it from the command line and see what messages appear? I have found that to be useful on a fair number of occasions where mouse-started apps misbehaved.... mhr